Literary Library

Gao Xingjian

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1940 - Chinese emigre novelist, playwright, critic, painter, photographer, film director and translatorAuthor of "Absolute Signal", "Th...
Art Artist China Chinese Critic Director Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Language Languages Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Paint Painter Painting Photo Photographer Photography Photos Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Translate Translator

James Bridie

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1888 - January 29, 1951Scottish playwright, screenwriter and surgeonAuthor of "The Anatonomist", Jonah and the Whale" and "A Small Stir...
Doctor Drama Dramatist Film Filmmaker Films Medical Medicine Physician Play Plays Playwright Scotland Scottish Screenwriter Surgeon Surgery Theater Theatre

Douglas William Jerrold

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1803 - June 8, 1857English dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalistAuthor of "Black-Eyed Susan", "Men of Character" and "...
British Drama Dramatist England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Christopher Durang

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1949 - April 2, 2024American playwrightAuthor of "Sister Ignatius Explains It All for You", "Beyond Therapy" and "Vanya and Sonia and Ma...
Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Abdulhak Hamid Tarhan

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1852 - April 12, 1937Turkish playwright and poetAuthor of "The Grave", "The Desert" and "A Voice From Bala"
Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre Turkey Turkish

Rolf Hochhuth

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1931 - May 13, 2020German playwrightAuthor of "The Deputy" (originally called 'The Deputy, A Christian Tragedy'), "Soldiers: An Obituary ...
Drama Dramatist German Germany Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Milan Kundera

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1929 - Czech-French novelist, short story writer, poet, dramatist and essayistAuthor of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", "The Art of ...
Austrian State Prize Czech Czech State Literature Prize Czechoslavakia Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays France French Jerusalem Prize Ovid Prize Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Paul Claudel

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1868 - February 23, 1955French poet, dramatist and diplomatAuthor of "Five Great Odes", "The Tidings Brought to Mary" and "The Satin Sli...
Drama Dramatist France French Play Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Assia Djebar

by Angela Beck
August 4, 1936 - February 6, 2015Algerian novelist, poet, playwright and short-story writerAuthor of "Women of Algiers in Their Apartment", "Alger...
Algeria Algerian Dramatist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story Theater Theatre

Paul Rudnick

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1957 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Jeffrey" (for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993), "...
Drama Drama Desk Award Dramatist Film Filmmaker Hugo Award Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ Movie Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Jean Racine

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1639 - April 21, 1699French dramatistAuthor of "Andromaque", "Phedre" and "Athalie"
Drama Dramatist France French Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Reynolds Price

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1933 - January 20, 2011American poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist and professorAuthor 38 stories including "A Long and Happy Life"(fo...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher William Faulkner Foundation Award